jrogers1965 Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 Just read a previous post that is having the same issue as me, but she's gotten no response. Trying to burn on my desktop pc, and keep getting the error "Waiting for buffer to reach threshold." Can someone explain this error to me? The log file is on my other computer. Will attach later if need, but it the same error as previous poster.
LIGHTNING UK! Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 It means your storage device (be it hdd or sdd) is busy doing other things. Try to terminate other programs that might be doing things with it - defragging, downloading etc. It could also be that your drive has dropped into PIO mode of transfer rather than DMA. When the drive becomes less 'busy', ImgBurn will resume burning your disc.
jrogers1965 Posted August 5, 2014 Author Posted August 5, 2014 Thanks. How can I tell if it's in PIO mode? And how do I change it back?
LIGHTNING UK! Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 That depends on the OS you're running - which you haven't told us, and I can't find that info for myself as you haven't posted a log. I'm sure if you search google, it'll tell you how to check these things. There's a post in the FAQ that may help too.
jrogers1965 Posted August 5, 2014 Author Posted August 5, 2014 That depends on the OS you're running - which you haven't told us, and I can't find that info for myself as you haven't posted a log. I'm sure if you search google, it'll tell you how to check these things. There's a post in the FAQ that may help too. oops, sorry I'm using Win7, but figured out the PIO thing from a website. It's in DMA mode. Here's a log from last burn session: I 10:55:41 ImgBurn Version 2.5.8.0 started! I 10:55:41 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium x64 Edition (6.1, Build 7601 : Service Pack 1) I 10:55:41 Total Physical Memory: 3,931,448 KiB - Available: 1,517,112 KiB I 10:55:41 Initialising SPTI... I 10:55:41 Searching for SCSI / ATAPI devices... I 10:55:48 -> Drive 1 - Info: ATAPI DVD A DH16AAL LHD3 (E:) (ATA) I 10:55:48 Found 1 DVD±RW/RAM! I 10:55:48 Operation Started! I 10:55:48 Building Image Tree... I 10:55:48 Checking Directory Depth... I 10:55:48 Calculating Totals... I 10:55:48 Preparing Image... I 10:55:48 Checking Path Length... I 10:55:48 Contents: 9 Files, 2 Folders I 10:55:48 Content Type: DVD Video I 10:55:48 Data Type: MODE1/2048 I 10:55:48 File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 10:55:48 Volume Label: STILL_MINE I 10:55:48 IFO/BUP 32K Padding: Enabled I 10:55:48 Region Code: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 I 10:55:48 TV System: NTSC I 10:55:48 Size: 4,508,594,176 bytes I 10:55:48 Sectors: 2,201,462 I 10:55:48 Image Size: 4,509,204,480 bytes I 10:55:48 Image Sectors: 2,201,760 I 10:55:48 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:00:00 I 10:55:48 Operation Started! I 10:55:48 Source File: -==/\/[bUILD IMAGE]\/\==- I 10:55:48 Source File Sectors: 2,201,760 (MODE1/2048) I 10:55:48 Source File Size: 4,509,204,480 bytes I 10:55:48 Source File Volume Identifier: STILL_MINE I 10:55:48 Source File Volume Set Identifier: 450256F80021989D I 10:55:48 Source File Application Identifier: IMGBURN V2.5.8.0 - THE ULTIMATE IMAGE BURNER! I 10:55:48 Source File Implementation Identifier: ImgBurn I 10:55:48 Source File File System(s): ISO9660, UDF (1.02) I 10:55:48 Destination Device: [0:1:0] ATAPI DVD A DH16AAL LHD3 (E:) (ATA) I 10:55:48 Destination Media Type: DVD+R (Disc ID: MCC-004-00) I 10:55:48 Destination Media Supported Write Speeds: 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x I 10:55:48 Destination Media Sectors: 2,295,104 I 10:55:48 Write Mode: DVD I 10:55:48 Write Type: DAO I 10:55:48 Write Speed: 8x I 10:55:48 DVD+R Reserve Track: No I 10:55:48 Link Size: Auto I 10:55:48 Lock Volume: Yes I 10:55:48 Test Mode: No I 10:55:48 OPC: No I 10:55:48 BURN-Proof: Enabled I 10:55:48 Write Speed Successfully Set! - Effective: 11,080 KB/s (8x) I 10:55:48 Book Type Setting: DVD-ROM I 10:55:48 Advanced Settings - Force HT: No, Online HT: No, OverSpeed: No, SmartBurn: Yes I 10:55:48 CD/DVD Life Record Count: 147 - CD/DVD Record Count: 4 I 10:55:51 Filling Buffer... (40 MiB) I 10:56:27 Writing LeadIn... I 10:56:47 Writing Session 1 of 1... (1 Track, LBA: 0 - 2201759) I 10:56:47 Writing Track 1 of 1... (MODE1/2048, LBA: 0 - 2201759) W 10:57:09 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 54080) W 10:57:32 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 10:58:26 Writing Sectors... W 10:58:46 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 110656) W 10:59:13 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:00:43 Writing Sectors... W 11:01:18 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 225568) W 11:01:33 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:02:23 Writing Sectors... W 11:02:38 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 275264) W 11:03:14 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:03:50 Writing Sectors... W 11:04:07 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 329184) W 11:04:26 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:05:05 Writing Sectors... W 11:05:23 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 388576) W 11:05:42 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:06:31 Writing Sectors... W 11:08:11 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 758304) W 11:08:25 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:08:51 Writing Sectors... W 11:09:11 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 820032) W 11:09:29 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:16:45 Writing Sectors... W 11:17:01 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 870496) W 11:17:31 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:18:10 Writing Sectors... W 11:18:25 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 919872) W 11:18:58 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:19:35 Writing Sectors... W 11:19:51 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 974752) W 11:20:30 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:23:45 Writing Sectors... W 11:24:05 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1035936) W 11:24:33 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:25:13 Writing Sectors... W 11:25:39 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1122336) W 11:25:47 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:25:58 Writing Sectors... W 11:26:23 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1210272) W 11:26:25 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:26:26 Writing Sectors... W 11:26:46 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1276704) W 11:27:03 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:27:24 Writing Sectors... W 11:27:47 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1354464) W 11:28:10 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:29:15 Writing Sectors... W 11:29:31 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1410048) W 11:29:56 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:32:38 Writing Sectors... W 11:33:15 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1548448) W 11:33:33 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:35:19 Writing Sectors... W 11:35:39 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1606720) W 11:35:54 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:36:03 Writing Sectors... W 11:36:27 Waiting for buffers to recover... (LBA: 1689248) W 11:36:58 Waiting for hard disk activity to reach threshold level... I 11:41:15 Writing Sectors... I 11:43:24 Synchronising Cache... I 11:43:28 Closing Track... I 11:43:33 Finalising Disc... I 11:43:52 Exporting Graph Data... I 11:43:52 Graph Data File: C:\Users\Jon\AppData\Roaming\ImgBurn\Graph Data Files\ATAPI_DVD_A_DH16AAL_LHD3_SATURDAY-AUGUST-02-2014_10-55_AM_MCC-004-00_8x.ibg I 11:43:52 Export Successfully Completed! I 11:43:52 Operation Successfully Completed! - Duration: 00:47:57 I 11:43:52 Average Write Rate: 1,574 KiB/s (1.2x) - Maximum Write Rate: 8,197 KiB/s (6.1x) I 11:43:52 Close Request Acknowledged I 11:43:52 Closing Down... I 11:43:52 Shutting down SPTI... I 11:43:52 ImgBurn closed!
LIGHTNING UK! Posted August 5, 2014 Posted August 5, 2014 Your drive is taking around 30 seconds to fill ImgBurn's 40 MiB buffer.... that's really slow and something isn't right. If you haven't got other apps using your drive at the same time as you're trying to burn, windows might be lying about the DMA thing or the drive is on its way out. Run chkdsk on it and scan for surface errors. Then do a full defrag and try again. You could also try booting into safe mode and see if you have the same problem.
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